THREE people have died in separate incidents in a weekend of carnage on Cheshire's roads.

THREE people have died in separate incidents in a weekend of carnage on Cheshire's roads.

A fourth person is also fighting for life after a high-speed crash in Southport on Friday morning left him critically ill.

On Saturday evening, a 28-year-old man from Speke, driving a white Ford Escort towards Widnes along Halegate Road, was in collision with a green Renault Laguna containing two woman and four children aged between three and nine years at 6.35pm.

The man suffered serious injuries and died later in Whiston Hospital. The 54-year-old male passenger also suffered serious injuries which are not thought to be life threatening.

The 23-year-old woman driver of the Renault and her mother, who was in the front seat, also suffered serious injuries.

The four children, three boys and a girl suffered cuts and bruises. All are from the Speke area of Liverpool and were taken to Whiston Hospital.

Anyone with any information is asked to call 01244-613761.

The tragedy followed two deaths on Friday and Saturday nights on the A49 in Warrington.

On Friday, a 50-year-old man died as he was walking along Mersey Street in the town. A red Corvette, driven by a 44-year-old local man collided with him near the junction of Hall Road just after 9pm.

The driver, who stopped at the scene, was unhurt.

And at 12.30 on Saturday morning, a 47-year-old man from Wigan died when his blue Vauxhall Frontera hit a lamp- post on Newton Road at the Winwick Park roundabout.

He suffered serious head injuries and died at the scene. No other vehicles were involved.

Anyone with any information is asked to call Warrington police on 01244 613813.

Meanwhile, a teenager remains critically ill in hospital after he was thrown through the windscreen of a car during a police chase.

The 17-year-old suffered serious head injuries after the crash on Waterloo Road in Birkdale, Southport.

The Police Complaints Authority has launched an investigation after the collision just before 11am on Friday.

Three other people were injured when the teenager's silver Vauxhall Omega was in collision with a black Vauxhall Astra and a milk float.

Merseyside Police have confirmed officers were following the Omega in a marked car as part of an operation to crack down on drug trafficking.